2. Out of Town Fan Attendance - I'm a 2 hour drive from C-U and would
come for a Saturday afternoon practice game, but won't make the trip for
a Friday night. I'm sure many other Chicago area fans will not go as well.

2. Out of Town Fan Attendance - I'm a 2 hour drive from C-U and would
come for a Saturday afternoon practice game, but won't make the trip for
a Friday night. I'm sure many other Chicago area fans will not go as well.

With the small turnout we get for the Spring game each year, the university should think about allowing fans to pack the 77 club and collonnades areas and turn it into more of a party atmosphere for fans.

With the small turnout we get for the Spring game each year, the university should think about allowing fans to pack the 77 club and collonnades areas and turn it into more of a party atmosphere for fans.

During the Spring Game in 2011 a buddy and I went exploring around the stadium and ended up in the 77 Club. There was no around at all and it was kind of eerie.

2. Out of Town Fan Attendance - I'm a 2 hour drive from C-U and would
come for a Saturday afternoon practice game, but won't make the trip for
a Friday night. I'm sure many other Chicago area fans will not go as well.

I'm considering it. It's nice in April, and I get out of work at 3pm. Plenty of time to make the drive down, grab food with friends, and watch the game.

Besides, after a Chicago winter, "brisk" is solved by a heavy sweatshirt and a good pair of shoes, same as it is for April baseball.

2. Out of Town Fan Attendance - I'm a 2 hour drive from C-U and would
come for a Saturday afternoon practice game, but won't make the trip for
a Friday night. I'm sure many other Chicago area fans will not go as well.

For some reason, I don't think the fans in Lincoln, NE worry about shivering during a practice game. Therein lies the difference between Husker Nation and Illini Nation.

During the Spring Game in 2011 a buddy and I went exploring around the stadium and ended up in the 77 Club. There was no around at all and it was kind of eerie.

I don't mean to get too far off topic, but wanted to chime in on this too. During Marching Illini camp my senior year, the director told us to take advantage of the downtime before stadium rehearsals to go look around. Being the explorer that I am, that probably wasn't the best thing for him to say, but it was all the green light I needed. Like you said, it really is kind of eerie when you're the only person around. I took the elevator up and walked around just about every suite level, and the press box. Got a couple nice pictures of me in the AD's suite in the process. Later in the season, I saw a wide open door, and ended up going down in the visitor's locker room. If you want to talk about eerie, go down there and walk around by yourself when it's not fully lit... Probably not the best idea at the time, but it was still cool getting to see all parts of the stadium